Background
Brewton, Wesley Hopkins was born on September 1, 1932 in St. Louis. Son of Alton Beverly Brewton and Arlene Bessie Gina Wesley.
Brewton, Wesley Hopkins was born on September 1, 1932 in St. Louis. Son of Alton Beverly Brewton and Arlene Bessie Gina Wesley.
Associate of Arts in Drafting, Trade Technology, Los Angeles, 1961. Associate of Arts in Architecture, East Los Angeles, 1963.
Senior aircraft engine mechanic Republic Aviation, Long Island, New York, 1954. Senior jet engine mechanic Curtiss Wright, New Jersey, 1955—1956, machinist, 1956—1957. Electromechanical draftsman Douglas Aircraft, Los Angeles, 1962—1963.
Electromechanical draftsman Saturn SIV-B project Missile and Space Division McDonnell Douglas, Huntington Beach, 1963—1965. Co-owner, architectural draftsman Vanguard Builders, Compton, 1965—1967. Senior electromechanical draftsman Electronic Memories, El Segundo, 1967—1968.
Drafting room supervisor, manager Microdata Corporation, Huntington Beach, 1968, design services manager, 1968—1970, California Data, Huntington Beach, 1970—1976, Data 100, Warwick, Rhode Island, 1976. Founder, chef Original House of Barbecue, Providence, 1976—1983, Wes' Rib House, Olneyville, 1983—1986, Wes Brewton's Original Barbecue, Providence, 1989—1990. Cook Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, 1990—1991.
Chef, kitchen manager East Side Mental Health, Redmond, 1991—2000. Apartment house manager Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program, Seattle, 2004. Served with United States Air Force, 1950-1954.
Civil rights plaintiff Brewton Versus Board Education, St. Louis, 1949—1950. Blockwatch captain Neighborhood Watch, Seattle, 2001.
Married Dorothy Mae Lottie-Brewton (divorced). Children: Wesley Hopkins Junior, Wesley Andre Harris.